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Southampton Town Says It Has Deal To Purchase Land Near Jackson Ave for Hampton Bays Sewer System Treatment Facility

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Southampton Town has reached an agreement with the owner of a large swath of undeveloped land advance to Jackson Avenue in Hampton Bays to sell the land to the town for use, in part, to construct a sewage treatment facility for a sewer system to service the hamlet's downtown business district. DANA SHAW

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Southampton Town Says It Has Deal To Purchase Land Near Jackson Ave for Hampton Bays Sewer System Treatment Facility

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Southampton Town Says It Has Deal To Purchase Land Near Jackson Ave for Hampton Bays Sewer System Treatment Facility

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